Our front flower bed is beautiful this year! Royal blue, white and periwinkle delphinium grace center stage. I planted them 2 years ago and they have come into their own. Snapdragons and daisies will soon take over the starring roles as they die back. Petunias will of course last the whole season. I love the simple beauty of these annuals. Mom planted them every spring in front of the cabins. I remember spray-painting the wire fencing white every spring to make the beds neat and tidy. I also remember having to use the hand trimmers to keep the grass trimmed!
Daisies grace the retired farm machinery in the Heritage Flower Bed. The equipment here is what grandad farmed with when they homesteaded the land in the late 1800’s. My latest research discovery is a book titled: Horse-drawn days : a century of farming with horses by Jerry Apps. The rusty machinery I salvaged from the fields are such treasures and I have a wonderful resource to learn more about them now. Other favorites of mine in this bed include chamomile, black-eyed susans, lupine and sedge. Of course there is usually a thistle or 2 in the mix. Grandad battled those all his life out in the fields so naturally they grow here.
Yellowstone Park visitor numbers are up this year according to the newspaper but we already knew that! So many friends (old and new!) have stayed with us on their journey through this beautiful area this year. One guest was kind enough to send us her blog entry link after her stay. Click here.
Thank you for choosing to stay with us as you travel! And when you are making plans to come through Ashton, give Robert a call at 208-652-3570, or his cell 208-851-8646 (he may be out watering my flowers!) to reserve your room or cabin. He knows the area, the current construction projects in progress and the best way to get around some of them!
We’ll see you soon! Travel safely!
